Richard Festinger, the composer, develops powerful generative ideas and examines their implications to reveal inherent musical architecture and expressive possibilities.
Composer Biography
Richard Festinger founded the San Francisco contemporary music group Earplay in 1984 and has been Professor of Music Composition at San Francisco State University since 1990.
Performer Biography
The New York New Music Ensemble has commissioned and premiered over 130 new works by outstanding American composers.
Composer Biography
Before becoming a full-time composer, Richard Festinger worked as a jazz guitarist and bandleader in the Bay Area after attending Boston's Berklee College of Music.
Performer Biography
The New York New Music Ensemble, the performers on this album, has received international acclaim for its commissions, performances, and recordings of American music since its inception in 1976.
Composer Biography
Richard Festinger, the composer, grew up in Palo Alto, California, and studied composition at UC Berkeley with Andrew Imbrie, joining an important Bay Area musical lineage.
Compositional Technique
While Richard Festinger's concert works do not often overtly reference jazz, they share characteristics like propulsive motion, harmonic richness, and complex interplay.
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